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Have you heard of Kemlow?
We, as diecast collectors, can sometimes be somewhat blaise about our hobby and our collecting habits.I dont know whether I speak for myself here, but I think its too easy…
Mystery Toy Car
I was lucky enough to purchase this gem recently. As soon as I clapped my eyes on it I was smitten.Admittedly, beauty is in the eye of the beholder, and…
Lucky Toys Jaguar XJ6 Fire Chief Car
We got Lucky Again – with a Lucky Toys Jaguar XJ6!
Let us time travel back 50 years or so! Picture it; a Woolworths store somewhere in Great Britain in the early 1970s. The clothes are a riot of colours; the…
Lucky Toys Fire Chief
Take a look at this 1970s plastic fantastic that has just come my way. Model car makers just like full size car makers need to get the most out of…
All Flaminias Lead To Rome, Or Rimini
High up on my list of all-time favourite cars is the Lancia Flaminia Coupe. Although I wouldn't say no to the Berlina it's the more elegant Coupe that I really…
''Duke of York' by Basset-Lowke
Going Lowko over Basset-Lowkes O Gauge ‘Duke of York
Wenman Joseph Bassett-Lowke - you could hardly be a shrinking violet with a name like that and he was not!He turned it into one of the best names in model…
Dark Red - The Open Top Corgi Jag was never issued in this colour!
Can you solve a vintage Corgi Toys mystery?
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Unearthing an Early Tinplate Toy Discovery
In with a recent purchase of motley old toys was a very old tin plate car, or rather some of a very old tin plate car!The fragile flat pack mystery…
Bing Makers Mark
Bing Model Boat Discovery!
If there is one thing in a job lot that will catch my eye it will be something that I have not seen before, and this little clockwork boat jumped…